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Tri-clamp vessel, 3 in: closed-bottom pots 2 to 24 in deep (flat, dished, round)
What sizes of 3 inch tri-clamp pot or closed-end spool are there? · Hardware · basis: Xem Studio design: 3 in sanitary tube Ø76.2 × 1.65 with an ISO 2852 clamp face on top and a welded bottom — flat plate (tube-wall thick), flanged-and-dished (crown R = OD, knuckle 6 %) or hemispherical
Also called: 3 inch tri clamp pot, 3 in tri clamp vessel, 3 inch tri clamp closed end, 3 x 12 tri clamp, tri clamp dish 3 inch, tri clamp cup 3 inch, 3 inch tri clamp fermenter, recipiente tri clamp 3 pulgadas, Tri-Clamp Behälter 3 Zoll
Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.
- sizes
- 9 in table
Notes
- A 3 in tri-clamp pot: one clamp face, closed bottom. Depth is measured from the clamp face to the outside of the bottom; capacity is to the face plane.
- Every size here is the actual size of the metal part, with no printing allowance. The printable 45° version is printable-tri-clamp-vessel-3in.
- Close it with any cap, dome lid or ported cap of the same size, a clamp and a gasket.
- Every clamp face is the ISO 2852 profile used across this site: 2.85 mm rim, flat face with the gasket groove (K 1.6 deep, R3 1.2 bottom, 23° walls, P2 0.8 edges) on C2, 20° back cone. Flange C3 / groove C2 / tube OD × wall, mm: ½–¾ in 25.0 / 20.4 (derived) / 12.7–19.05 × 1.65; 1–1½ in 50.5 / 43.5 / 25.4–38.1 × 1.65; 2 in 64.0 / 56.5 / 50.8 × 1.65; 2½ in 77.5 / 70.5 / 63.5 × 1.65; 3 in 91.0 / 83.5 / 76.2 × 1.65; 4 in 119.0 / 110.0 / 101.6 × 2.11; 6 in 166.9 (6.570 in) / 156.5 / 152.4 × 2.77; 8 in 217.7 (8.570 in) / 207.0 / 203.2 × 2.77; 10 in 268.5 / 261.0 / 254.0 × 3.40; 12 in 319.3 / 311.8 / 304.8 × 3.40.
Tri-clamp vessel, 3 in: closed-bottom pots 2 to 24 in deep size chart
| depth (in) | depth (mm) | flat L | dished L | round L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 50.8 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.15 |
| 3 | 76.2 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.26 |
| 4 | 101.6 | 0.42 | 0.4 | 0.37 |
| 6 | 152.4 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 |
| 8 | 203.2 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.79 |
| 10 | 254.0 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.0 |
| 12 | 304.8 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.21 |
| 18 | 457.2 | 1.9 | 1.88 | 1.85 |
| 24 | 609.6 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.49 |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| ASME | Flanged and dished (F&D) heads: crown radius = OD, knuckle radius 6 % of OD (BPVC Section VIII torispherical head) | standard | ASME; proportions are facts verify |
| GW Kent | Tri-clamp fittings guide: tube OD, flange OD and ID per size to 12 in; solid cap thickness | web | publisher's guide; dimensions cited |
| Rubber Fab | Tri-clamp dimensions chart (ID, OD, bead per clamp size, ½ to 12 in and DIN 32676) | publisher's chart; dimensions cited, nothing copied | |
| Rubber Fab | Tri-Clamp gasket dimensional chart: gasket ID, OD and bead diameter per size (2 in bead 2.22 in / 56.50 mm, 1.5 in 1.71 / 43.50, 3 in 3.29 / 83.50) | maker chart; dimensions are facts verify |
Free files
★ Free files 27 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| vessel-3in-x-2in-flat | 3 × 2 in, flat bottom: 50.8 mm face to bottom, holds 0.21 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-2in-dished | 3 × 2 in, dished bottom: 50.8 mm face to bottom, holds 0.19 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-2in-round | 3 × 2 in, round bottom: 50.8 mm face to bottom, holds 0.15 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-3in-flat | 3 × 3 in, flat bottom: 76.2 mm face to bottom, holds 0.31 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-3in-dished | 3 × 3 in, dished bottom: 76.2 mm face to bottom, holds 0.29 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-3in-round | 3 × 3 in, round bottom: 76.2 mm face to bottom, holds 0.26 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-4in-flat | 3 × 4 in, flat bottom: 101.6 mm face to bottom, holds 0.42 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-4in-dished | 3 × 4 in, dished bottom: 101.6 mm face to bottom, holds 0.40 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-4in-round | 3 × 4 in, round bottom: 101.6 mm face to bottom, holds 0.37 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-6in-flat | 3 × 6 in, flat bottom: 152.4 mm face to bottom, holds 0.63 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-6in-dished | 3 × 6 in, dished bottom: 152.4 mm face to bottom, holds 0.61 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-6in-round | 3 × 6 in, round bottom: 152.4 mm face to bottom, holds 0.58 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-8in-flat | 3 × 8 in, flat bottom: 203.2 mm face to bottom, holds 0.84 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-8in-dished | 3 × 8 in, dished bottom: 203.2 mm face to bottom, holds 0.82 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-8in-round | 3 × 8 in, round bottom: 203.2 mm face to bottom, holds 0.79 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-10in-flat | 3 × 10 in, flat bottom: 254.0 mm face to bottom, holds 1.05 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-10in-dished | 3 × 10 in, dished bottom: 254.0 mm face to bottom, holds 1.03 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-10in-round | 3 × 10 in, round bottom: 254.0 mm face to bottom, holds 1.00 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-12in-flat | 3 × 12 in, flat bottom: 304.8 mm face to bottom, holds 1.27 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-12in-dished | 3 × 12 in, dished bottom: 304.8 mm face to bottom, holds 1.25 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-12in-round | 3 × 12 in, round bottom: 304.8 mm face to bottom, holds 1.21 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-18in-flat | 3 × 18 in, flat bottom: 457.2 mm face to bottom, holds 1.90 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-18in-dished | 3 × 18 in, dished bottom: 457.2 mm face to bottom, holds 1.88 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-18in-round | 3 × 18 in, round bottom: 457.2 mm face to bottom, holds 1.85 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-24in-flat | 3 × 24 in, flat bottom: 609.6 mm face to bottom, holds 2.54 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-24in-dished | 3 × 24 in, dished bottom: 609.6 mm face to bottom, holds 2.52 L to the face | STEP · STL |
| vessel-3in-x-24in-round | 3 × 24 in, round bottom: 609.6 mm face to bottom, holds 2.49 L to the face | STEP · STL |
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Questions
How much does a 3 × 12 in tri-clamp pot hold?
1.27 L with a flat bottom.
Which bottom should I choose?
Flat stands on a bench; dished (F&D) is the usual tank bottom and stands on a ring; round drains to one point.